Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Corporation Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 324th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Corporation Road (DY2 7QS) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the St. James's average (154.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Corporation Road (DY2 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Corporation Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brewery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime French Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunns Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Coat Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birmingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mytton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Coat Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roseland Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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